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Product Apple MacBook Pro Fall 2011 (2.2GHz Core i7, 15-inch) Apple MacBook Pro with Retina Display Editors' choice Apple MacBook Air (13-inch, 2013) Apple MacBook Pro (13-inch, Summer 2012)
Price MSRP: $1,799.00 $1,999.00 to $2,811.69 $1,089.00 to $1,099.00 $1,112.78 to $1,199.00
CNET editors' rating 4 stars 4 stars 4 stars 3.5 stars
Average user rating 3.5 stars 3.5 stars 3 stars 4.5 stars
Release date October 24, 2011 June 11, 2012 June 10, 2013 June 11, 2012
Bottom line
A MacBook Pro is a significant investment, especially when adding in optional upgrades. Cost aside, there's not a better choice (there are, however, some close ties) for an all-around powerhouse that will work in the home, the office, and in between.
The newly redesigned MacBook Pro with Retina Display combines an amazing screen with just enough of the MacBook Air design to feel like a new animal, and to take its place as the best of the current MacBook breed.
Apple keeps the latest MacBook Air updates on the inside, but greatly improved battery life and a lower starting price make up for a lack of flashy design changes.
While the 13-inch MacBook Pro remains a well-built laptop, it's fallen behind the MacBook Air and Retina Display MacBook Pro in design, lacks higher-end upgrades, and feels too expensive compared with the competition.
Product Description

MacBook Pro Fall 2011 - 15.4 in - 2nd Gen Core i7 - Apple Mac OS X Lion - 4 GB RAM - 500 GB

Apple MacBook Pro HDD

Apple MacBook Pro MacBook Pro with Retina Display - 15.6 in - 3rd Gen Core i7 - 8 GB RAM - 256 GB

- Apple OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion SSD

MacBook Air - 128 GB

Apple MacBook Air - 13.3 in - Core i5 - Apple OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion - 4 GB RAM Flash storage SSD

Apple MacBook Pro MacBook Pro (13 in, Summer 2012) - 13.3 in - 3rd Gen Core i5 - Apple Mac OS X Mountain Lion - 4 GB RAM - 500 GB

HDD

Packaged Quantity

1

1

1

1

System Type

Notebook

Notebook

Notebook

Notebook

Dimensions (WxDxH)

14.3 in x 9.8 in x 0.9 in

14.1 in x 9.7 in x 0.7 in

12.8 in x 8.9 in x 0.7 in

12.78 in x 8.94 in x 0.95 in

Weight

5.5 lbs

4.46 lbs

3 lbs

4.5 lbs

Operating System

Apple Mac OS X Lion

Apple OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion

Apple OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion

Apple Mac OS X Mountain Lion

Processor

Intel 2nd Gen Core i7 2.2 GHz / 6 MB Cache

Intel 3rd Gen Core i7 2.3 GHz

3 ( 3.4 GHz ) / 6 MB Cache

Intel

Core i5 4 1.3 GHz ( 2.6 GHz ) / 3 MB Cache

Intel 3rd Gen Core i5 2.5 GHz

( 3.1 GHz ) / 3 MB Cache

Memory

4 GB

DDR3 SDRAM

8 GB

DDR3L SDRAM

4 GB LPDDR3 SDRAM

4 GB

DDR3 SDRAM

Storage

500 GB / 5400 rpm

HDD

256 GB

SSD

128 GB

Flash storage SSD

500 GB / 5400 rpm

HDD

Optical Drive

DVD-Writer DL

None

None

DVD-Writer DL

Display

15.4 in

LED backlight 1440 x 900 / WXGA+

15.6 in

LED backlight 2880 x 1800

13.3 in LED backlight 1440 x 900 / WXGA+

13.3 in

LED backlight 1280 x 800 / WXGA

Graphics

AMD Radeon HD 6750M / Intel HD Graphics 3000 - 512 MB GDDR5 SDRAM

NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M / Intel HD Graphics 4000 - 1 GB GDDR5 SDRAM

Intel HD Graphics 5000

Intel HD Graphics 4000

Software Included

Apple iCal

Apple QuickTime

Apple iTunes

Apple Spotlight

Drivers & Utilities

Apple Address Book

Apple Safari

Apple Mac App Store

Apple Launchpad

Apple Mission Control

Apple FaceTime

Apple iLife

Apple Time Machine

Apple Quick Look

Photo Booth

Apple Mac OS X Mail

Apple Versions

Apple AirDrop

Apple Auto Save

Apple Resume

Apple iCal

Apple QuickTime

Apple iTunes

Apple Spotlight

Drivers & Utilities

Apple Address Book

Apple Safari

Apple Mac App Store

Apple Launchpad

Apple Mission Control

Apple FaceTime

Apple iLife

Apple Time Machine

Apple Quick Look

Photo Booth

Apple Mac OS X Mail

Apple Versions

Apple AirDrop

Apple Auto Save

Apple Resume

Apple QuickTime

Apple iTunes

Apple Dashboard

Notification Center

Drivers & Utilities

Apple iLife '11

Apple Safari

Apple DVD Player

Apple Mac App Store

Apple Launchpad

Apple Mission Control

Apple FaceTime

Apple Automator

Apple Image Capture

Apple Dictionary

Apple Calculator

Apple Preview

Apple System Preferences

Apple TextEdit

Apple Stickies

Reminders

Apple Time Machine

Calendar

Contacts

Notes

Dictation

iCloud

Photo Booth

Messages

Game Center

Apple Mac OS X Chess

Apple Mac OS X Mail

Apple iCal

Apple QuickTime

Apple iTunes

Apple Spotlight

Drivers & Utilities

Apple Address Book

Apple Safari

Apple Mac App Store

Apple Launchpad

Apple Mission Control

Apple FaceTime

Apple iLife

Apple Time Machine

Apple Quick Look

Photo Booth

Apple Mac OS X Mail

Apple Versions

Apple AirDrop

Apple Auto Save

Apple Resume

Networking

802.11n , Gigabit Ethernet , None

Bluetooth 2.1 EDR

802.11n None

Bluetooth 4.0

Bluetooth 4.0 None

802.11ac

802.11n , Gigabit Ethernet , None

Bluetooth 4.0

Battery

up to 7 hour(s)

up to 7 hour(s)

up to 12 hour(s)

up to 7 hour(s)

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Buying choices

MSRP: $1,799.00

See manufacturer website for availability.

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